Open CLI

xh

populardatabrew

ducaale · HTTP requests, curl alternative, and api testing from the terminal.

$ brew install xh
One-liner to try
$ xh https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js

Agent pack

Copy into an agent

A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .md
Readiness
Usable with guardrails · 50/100
Verify
xh --version
Agent URL
/cli/xh/agent.md

Quick reference

Installbrew install xh
Verifyxh --version
First commandxh https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js

About

HTTP requests, curl alternative, and api testing from the terminal. Built by ducaale.

Example workflow

1. xh https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js

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